Welcome to the Weekend Read. Below you'll find a selection of our favorite stories of the week, an inside look from Tom Verducci at where baseball is heading in 2019 and the story of one photographer's perspective on Kawhi Leonard's series-clinching miracle shot. Enjoy.
Recommended Reading
• From towering playmakers to micro-sized lineup’s, Nellie’s fingerprints are all over the NBA playoffs. (By Chris Ballard)
• This week's cover story: Is this the Warriors’ last stand? Inside Golden State's basketball sunset. (By Rob Mahoney)
• Throwback: Listen to the second episode of our podcast series on the first-ever Women's World Cup.